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Court Grants AOL Injunction
Stopping Spam Sent to Members

America Online Inc. said a federal court has granted a preliminary injunction in the company's suit to stop Over the Air Equipment Inc. from sending unsolicited bulk e-mail to AOL members.

AOL said a U.S. District Court Judge in Alexandria, Va., found that AOL's efforts to block junk e-mail, including its efforts to obtain a court order against Over the Air Equipment, were in the public interest and that there was a substantial likelihood that AOL would prevail on its claims of trespass and violations of the Computer Fraud...